Technical b r Report - International Military Testing Association

5. The mobilization population standards against which the
services typically calibrate new tests is now 30 years old, and it
does not take into account special subgroups of particular interest
for special programs. A broad based national normative;census,
with provision for identification of standards aopropri,ate to
particular population subgroups, is needed. Some counfelors have
expressed dissatisfaction with the service's 194'1 mobilization base
standird and have,maintained that they want standards based on high
school age youth,
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6. Substantative ASVAB validation studies not only against
service criteria but against civilian career criteria as well, are
needed.
7. Careful attpntion to these three &reas, with cooperative
planning and research by the various service labs, can lead to development
of a comprehensive and flexible test battery capable of satisfying
both service and counse?or need->, and can be an invaluable recruiting aid
to all the services, It’s accomplishment will', however, require that
the services lay aside parochiai interests, support the appropriate
IlleD labs with the manpower and other resources needed for its
accanplishment, and encourage long range cooperative planning and
research.
(The symposium was concluded with an audiejce question and
reaction period.)
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